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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Charles Taylor was transported on the Marquis Of Hastings, departing 14th Apr 1827 and arriving 31st Jul 1827 with 169 passengers.
Marquis Of Hastings (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 169 (86) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/2/791826 Sept - 1827 Feb Prisoner name: Charles Taylor. Prisoner occupation: Soldier, band master. Court and date of trial: Surrey Winter Assizes 1826. Crime: Coining. Initial sentence: Death commuted to transportation for life. Annotated: Nil. Petitioner(s): Two petitions from the prisoner. Charles Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor. Grounds for clemency: Has served 26 years in the East and West and the Peninsula Wars with distinction; was wounded in the service of his country; no previous offence; got into bad company; has two sons now in the army; has four children; ask that the youngest child goes with either parent and that the parents be sent to the same place. Other papers: Marriage certificate between Charles Taylor and Elizabeth Lawrence in the parish of Saint Luke's Chelsea 28 March 1819. Nicholas Cloak surgeon, certifying that Charles Taylor bore a good character in the army. Additional Information: In Horsemonger Lane Gaol. The convict served with the 88th Foot. The convict's wife (Elizabeth Taylor) is also under sentence of transportation for life.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Name; Charles Taylor. Age; 47. No; 111 Read or write. Married - 6 children Native County; Birmingham Trade; Saw maker Offence; Coining Trial; Surry - 18 Dec 1826. Life Height; 5 ft. 5 1/4 Complexion; Dark Ruddy Hair; Grey Eyes; Grey Assigned; Engineers Department Date of Certificate; 38/596 Additional Remarks; DIED vide letter from the Bathurst 18 Aug 1839 --------------------